Global eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica have announced that consolidated revenues for the recently ended third quarter totalled USD6.31bn, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.2 per cent at constant exchange rates.
Asia-Pacific was a star performer for the owner of Ray-Ban, with revenues reaching 761M EUR for the three months, representing a 22 per cent uptick and positioning APAC as the market with the biggest growth for the French-Italian company during the quarter. Comparatively, Latin America increased 12 per cent, North America inched forward 3 per cent, and Europe grew 9 per cent.
By channel, the company’s global Professional Solutions segment grew 7.8 per cent to 3.029bn EUR, pushed on by APAC sales, which were boosted by mainland China turning mid-teens positive and the strong growth of all the other countries in the region.
“We are pleased with the solid performance our company delivered in the third quarter of this year, with all the regions posting growth, from Asia-Pacific and Latin America, to EMEA and North America,” said Francesco Milleri, Chairman and CEO, and Paul du Saillant, Deputy CEO at EssilorLuxottica.
